Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -14.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded -14.0% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia peaked at -11.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -16.2%, in 2010.
That places Central and Southern Asia 5th out of 27 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -12.9% | — |
| 2001 | -12.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | -13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | -12.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | -12.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | -11.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | -12.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | -11.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | -14.1% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | -14.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -16.2% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | -14.6% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | -15.8% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | -16.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | -14.7% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | -15.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | -15.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | -15.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | -15.0% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | -14.0% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -12.8% | -14.1% | -11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -15.3% | -16.2% | -14.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | -14.0% | -14.0% | -14.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia was -14.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -11.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.2% in 2010.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 27 groups with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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